Case Presentation: A previously healthy53-year-old male, who had undergone dental treatment one week before, was transfered to our hospital with the symptoms of acute-onset cephalgia and right homonymous hemianopia. Upon physical examination, cardiac auscultation revealed a pan-systolic murmur (Levine 2/6), with maximal intensity at the apex. Laboratory analyses revealed leukocytosis with a white blood cell [...]

Case Presentation: A 91-year-old Japanese man was referred to our institution for the management of a ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm. Two days prior, he had been admitted to another hospital with a one-week history of fever. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed fluid accumulation around the descending aorta and a left pleural effusion, which was bloody, [...]